Dissecting instrument set

Dissecting instrument set Dissecting instrument set

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Dissecting instrument set, in mahogany case, various makers, incomplete, mostly by Pratt, London, 1870-1900

Details

Category:
Veterinary Medicine
Object Number:
1984-379/22
Materials:
case, mahogany and fittings, brass
Measurements:
case: length 63 mm
case: width 178 mm
case: height 30 mm
type:
dissecting instrument sets
credit:
Hall, S.A.

Parts

Three scalpels

Three scalpels

Three scalpels, in ebony handles, by Pratt, London, 1870-1900

Measurements:
largest: length 158 mm
Materials:
blade, steel and handle, ebony
Object Number:
1984-379/22 Pt1
type:
scalpels
Blowpipe, German silver, English, 1870-1900

Blowpipe, German silver, English, 1870-1900

Blowpipe, German silver, English, 1870-1900

Measurements:
length 148 mm
Materials:
german silver
Object Number:
1984-379/22 Pt2
type:
blowpipes
Folding bistoury, curved, steel, tortoiseshell handle

Folding bistoury, curved, steel, tortoiseshell handle

Folding bistoury, curved, broken tip, steel with tortoiseshell handle, by Ewing, London, 1850-1890

Measurements:
folded: length 99 mm
Materials:
handle, tortoiseshell and blade, steel
Object Number:
1984-379/22 Pt3
type:
bistouries
Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps, steel, by Burgess and Co., 101 High Holborn, London, England, 1870-1910.

Measurements:
length 99 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
1984-379/22 Pt4
type:
dissecting forceps